MooreEnglish » Holiday http://mooreenglish.org A Teacher's Blog Mon, 31 May 2010 22:36:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 MooreEnglish http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/0f3a7b47ec2784fb323e666c6b0e6654?s=48& http://mooreenglish.org Happy Ground Hog Day! http://mooreenglish.org/curricula/happy-ground-hog-day/2010/02/03/ http://mooreenglish.org/curricula/happy-ground-hog-day/2010/02/03/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:07:19 +0000 Nathan http://mooreenglish.org/?p=635 Today, I regretted not having prepared any materials for Groundhog Day today.  None of the students in my parents class had heard of Groundhog day.  Here are some materials that perhaps I’ll use next year.  Maybe I’ll use them tomorrow.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a late night appointment with one of the funniest films ever.

]]> http://mooreenglish.org/curricula/happy-ground-hog-day/2010/02/03/feed/ 0 ESL, First Thanksgiving, & Squanto http://mooreenglish.org/curricula/video-curricula/esl-first-thanksgiving-squanto/2009/11/19/ http://mooreenglish.org/curricula/video-curricula/esl-first-thanksgiving-squanto/2009/11/19/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:55:05 +0000 Nathan http://mooreenglish.org/?p=486 The parents in my after-school ESL class have mostly celebrated Thanksgiving before.  They have cooked the Turkey, but they had no idea why.  I’ve spent the last three days teaching them.  Its been a really good experience.

My school district recently unblocked YouTube, so I put this playlist together and we projected it up on the big screen.  I also paused it regularly so that we could discuss what was happening.

I really had no idea how tragic Squanto’s life was.

Can anyone comment on the accuracy or inaccuracy of this animated film?

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